rezoning

rezoning

To change the permitted uses of property within an area.If only one property is rezoned, it is called spot zoning.When property is rezoned, then all future owners can use it for any purpose allowed by the zoning classification. Contrast with variance, which allows one particular use not otherwise allowed by the zoning regulations.

The city's proposal to rezone the Vanderbilt Corridor, a 5-block stretch of Vanderbilt Avenue near Grand Central Terminal in Midtown, was originally part of the East Midtown Rezoning proposal introduced in 2013 to spur commercial development.

Brian Smart, a Bellingham city planner, said the city doesn't usually rezone such small portions of land, but with a small retail strip across the street that includes a 7-Eleven convenience store, a Subway restaurant and other businesses, the rezone was allowed.

The land was purchased by Novi, Michigan-based Crosswinds Communities, a leading national residential building and development company, which plans to rezone the property from one acre lots to 35,000 SF lots resulting in 261 homesites.

Brantford township, to rezone the subject lands from Agricultural (A) to Institutional with a special exception (I-6) to permit any existing dwelling along with a place of worship, subject to the applicant providing proof to the satisfaction of the county that the subject lands had been merged with the adjacent lands to the east known as 1569 Colborne St.

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